const char *leaveit = /* set of acceptably-backslashed characters */
PL_lex_inpat
- ? "\\.^$@AGZdDwWsSbBpPXC+*?|()-nrtfeaxcz0123456789[{]} \t\n\r\f\v#"
+ ? "\\.^$@AGZdDwWsSbBpPXC+*?|()-nrtfeaxz0123456789[{]} \t\n\r\f\v#"
: "";
if (PL_lex_inwhat == OP_TRANS && PL_sublex_info.sub_op) {
case '!':
s++;
tmp = *s++;
- if (tmp == '=')
+ if (tmp == '=') {
+ /* was this !=~ where !~ was meant?
+ * warn on m:!=~\s+([/?]|[msy]\W|tr\W): */
+
+ if (*s == '~' && ckWARN(WARN_SYNTAX)) {
+ char *t = s+1;
+
+ while (t < PL_bufend && isSPACE(*t))
+ ++t;
+
+ if (*t == '/' || *t == '?' ||
+ ((*t == 'm' || *t == 's' || *t == 'y') && !isALNUM(t[1])) ||
+ (*t == 't' && t[1] == 'r' && !isALNUM(t[2])))
+ Perl_warner(aTHX_ packWARN(WARN_SYNTAX),
+ "!=~ should be !~");
+ }
Eop(OP_NE);
+ }
if (tmp == '~')
PMop(OP_NOT);
s--;